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Explainer-Project 2025: What is it? Who is behind it? How is it connected to Trump?

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A set of conservative policy proposals known as Project 2025 has become a lightning rod for opponents of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as they seek to highlight what they say are the dangers of him retaking the White House. Trump has recently tried to distance himself from Project…

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Exclusive-Airbus launches new cost-cutting drive after output woes

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus has launched a performance improvement plan including cost cuts and a freeze on overall headcount in its planemaking business, after recent cuts in targets for aircraft production, industry sources said, citing a memo to staff. Code-named “LEAD!”, the new initiative will urgently tackle an increase in unit costs, which…

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Major investors pile in to UK rental homes despite regulatory fears

By Iain Withers and Aby Jose Koilparambil LONDON (Reuters) – Aviva, Legal & General and M&G are ramping up investments in rental homes in Britain, betting on long-term returns in a market where housing demand far outstrips supply, even though the country’s new Labour government could impose tougher regulations. Institutional investment in Britain’s rented housing…

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US lawmakers raise worries about China in Microsoft deal with Emirati AI firm

By Alexandra Alper and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican lawmakers asked the Biden administration for an intelligence assessment of Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in UAE-based artificial intelligence firm G42 over concerns about transfer of sensitive technology and G42’s historic ties to China. Representative Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and John Moolenaar,…

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